2010 Jan San Diego Tango Festival

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4th San Diego Tango Festival: Dec 31 2009 - Jan 4, 2010.

A Tango festival "By Dancers; For Dancers"

T he San Diego Tango Festivals are a special treat for all tango dancers who love the social tango popular in the milongas of Buenos Aires: close, subtle & romantic. We hire some of the top DJs in the US. "For Dancers, By Dancers", which means everything is designed with the dancers in mind. Dance floors will be arranged with tables around the edge so walkers don't disturb the line of dance. The floors will be crowded, but courteous. Expect two or three lanes and Buenos Aires style floorcraft. DJs will play tandas with cortinas. Most people are familiar with the cabeceo to get dances, and the teachers will emphasize navigation and floorcraft in their classes.

This will be the 4th San Diego Tango Festival. These Festivals never fail to attract a high level of dancer. San Diego has a friendly, welcoming tango community, and you will see many of your friends from past festivals.

Early arrival classes with Homer & Christine Ladas

The special, kickoff teachers on Thursday, December 31 will be Homer & Christine Ladas of San Francisco, CA.

We will not be offering Beginner classes at this festival. All classes are Intermediate or above, which assumes you already know the basics of tango, i.e. ochos, ocho-cortados, improvisation, and navigation. Adv-Intermediate & Advanced classes don't present much vocabulary; instead they focus on concepts, musicality, technique, and dance skills. Workshops are oriented to SOCIAL tango dancing, not STAGE tango. The level is generally pretty high, and many advanced dancers will be attending workshops. This is where you meet and get to know partners for dancing later at the milongas.

San Diego Tango Festival Featured Instructors:

Featured DJs & Musicians:

  • America Mauhar, San Diego
  • Martin Rybczynski, Boulder, CO
  • Mila Khoroosi, San Diego, CA
  • Varo Boyajyan, Los Angeles, CA
  • Vijay Namasivayam, San Francisco, CA
  • Lampis Zalavras, Orange County, CA
  • Maziar Nezhad, San Diego, CA